Company Description

Fluidigm Corp. develops, manufactures, and markets microfluidic systems for growth markets such as single-cell genomics, applied genotyping and sample preparation for targeted resequencing, in the life science and agricultural biotechnology, or Ag-Bio, industries. Its proprietary microfluidic systems consist of instruments and consumables, including chips, assays and other reagents that are designed to overcome many of the limitations of conventional laboratory systems by integrating a vast number of fluidic components on a single microfabricated chip. The company was founded by Stephen R. Quake & Gajus V. Worthington on May 19, 1999 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.